LOT 3003
Elagabalus AE 20mm of Petra, Decapolis. AD 218-222.
[...] ΑИTOИIИV, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / PET[...] COLON, founder, raising his right hand and plowing with yoke of oxen to right. Unrecorded obverse legend in standard references including RPC VI, Rosenberger, Sofaer and SNG ANS. Vey Fine.(7.68gr, 20mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
TimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process
AUCTIONS:
TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.
-
Domitian AE 25mm of Caesarea Maritima, Judaea. 81-96 CE.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £79
Struck 92/3 CE. IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P XII, laureate head to right / IMP XXIII COS XVI CE[NS P P P, Victory advancing to left, holding wreath and trophy. RPC II 2308; Sofaer 36-8; TJC 395; Hendin 1459. 11.43gr, 25mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Gordian III and Tranquillina AE 34mm of Singara, Mesopotamia. AD 238-244.
Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £44
Struck AD 241-244. AVTOK K M ANT ΓOPΔIANON CAB TPANKVΛΛINA CEB, confronted busts of Gordian, laureate, draped and cuirassed on left, and Tranquillina, draped and wearing stephane on right / AVP CEΠ K-OΛ CINΓA[PA], Tyche seated to left on rock, holding branch; the centaur Sagittarius above to left, discharging arrow, river god swimming to left below. BMC 13; SNG Copenhagen 257; Lindgren & Kovacs 2627. 24.99gr, 34mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From a UK, private collection. -
Tacitus BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. AD 275-276.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Dated RY 1 (AD 275/6). A K KΛ TAKITOC CЄB, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / Eagle standing to left, head to right, wreath in beak; ЄTOVC A (date) to left and right. Köln 3113; Dattari (Savio) 5520; K&G 110.1; Emmett 3974.1. 8.22gr, 20mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
